English dictionary
monastic
/m/@/'n/&/st/I/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Of or pertaining to monasteries, or to their occupants, rules, etc., as, <i>monastic</i> institutions or rules.
Source: webster1913
noun
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a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
Synonyms monkSource: WordNet 3.0
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A monk.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
Source: WordNet 3.0